LOW COUNTRIES FILM FESTIVAL: Okthanksbye

The Bioscope, in association with The Embassy Of Belgium in Pretoria, Flanders, and The Kingdom of The Netherlands, is proud to host this special film festival in the framework of The Week of the Dutch Language.

Tickets have been made FREE courtesy of the organisers. All foreign language films screened at The Bioscope will have english subtitles.

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Okthanksbye 

Directed by Nicole van Kilsdonk. Adventure Drama Family. Dur 1hr 32 mins.

Shy, deaf Jamie (12) starts at the boarding school for the deaf. She is reluc- tant to make new friends. But when she is unable to go home one weekend, an unexpected plan develops with her bold classmate Imane (13). Together they set off on a road trip to Paris, but things don’t go as planned, turning the trip into an adventure. Jamie is forced to come out of her shell and the special encounters she experiences, make it a journey to remember.